Property News · May 11, 2016

EU migrants had no negative effect on UK wages, says LSE


Research blames 2008 recession for lower real salaries rather than rise in foreign workers, adding they paid more into UK economy than they took outThe rapid increase in migration from other EU countries has not had an adverse impact on the wages and job prospects of UK-born workers, according to research by the London School of Economics.The study found areas of Britain that have seen the biggest rises in workers from the rest of Europe have not suffered sharper falls in pay or seen a bigger reduction in job opportunities than other parts of the country. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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